Tanveer Ahmed (psychiatrist)

Tanveer Ahmed
Occupation psychiatrist

Tanveer Ahmed is a Bangladeshi born Australian doctor working as a psychiatrist. He has worked previously as a journalist and television presenter.

Early life

Ahmed was born in Bangladesh but was raised in the western suburbs of Sydney, Australia. He won a scholarship to be educated at Sydney Grammar School and went on to the University of Sydney, where he studied medicine, graduating in 2000. He also had a stint writing for the university's Honi Soit magazine. He represented the Australian Medical Association as the national representative for training doctors in 2006–07.[1]

Media career

Besides being a doctor, Ahmed has also been a journalist for SBS TV , and appeared regularly on radio and television discussing issues pertaining to multiculturalism and mental health issues. He was a regular contributor to the major newspapers, most commonly the Sydney Morning Herald.

In 2007, Ahmed appeared as the Bingo Commissioner in Seven Network's game show, National Bingo Night.[2]

In 2011 his memoir, entitled The Exotic Rissole, was published by NewSouth Publishing. Josh Radnor wrote in The Canberra Times that "one thing is clear from reading The Exotic Rissole: Ahmed is a skilled storyteller who offers many valuable insights into the human experience."[3] The Sydney Morning Herald's Michael Wilding calls it "a gentle and genial memoir of the migrant experience."[4] Tory Sheherd gave it a 2 1/2 star review in The Advertiser.[5] Graham Clark of The Courier Mail describes it as a "rich mix of a multicultural world".[6]

Ahmed's contributions to the Sydney Morning Herald were discontinued after he was exposed as a serial plagiarist, who had repeatedly presented work from other sources as his own.[7] In September 2012, "Media Watch has identified six other articles by Tanveer Ahmed, including one written for the website Mamamia, which contain passages lifted from other sources," the program found.[8]

Other roles

Ahmed was an appointee to the Advertising Standards Bureau board between 2006 to 2011[9] and served as an UN ambassador against domestic violence via becoming a White Ribbon Day ambassador.[10] He was chosen as one of one hundred future leaders of Australia under the age of 40 to attend the Future Forum in 2006.[9]

In February 2015, his article relating to domestic violence[11][12] caused controversy which resulted in an examination of his role as a "White Ribbon Ambassador" which is a White House ambassador for the Australian White Ribbon Campaign.[13][14] Following criticism of his views expressed in the article, he was subsequently suspended as a 'White Ribbon Ambassador'[15] and was sacked by The Australian over a plagiarism allegation.[16]

Political career

Ahmed stood unsuccessfully the Liberal Party in Marrickville Council for the 2008 New South Wales local council elections.[17]

On 8 September 2012, Ahmed was elected as a Liberal Party councillor for the inner-west Sydney municipality of City of Canada Bay for a four-year term. His election was confirmed on 13 September 2012.[18]

References

  1. Serving the AMA in 2006
  2. "Indian actor cracks jackpot", Sunday Times (Perth), 11 November 2007
  3. Rosner, Josh (15 October 2011), "Tasty Australian mix; MEMOIR", Canberra Times
  4. Wilding, Michael (8 October 2011), "Formed by hands of experience and rolled in happy acceptance", The Sydney Morning Herald
  5. Sheherd, Tory (10 December 2011), "Memoir", The Advertiser
  6. Clark, Graham (26 November 2011), "NON FICTION", The Courier-Mail
  7. Meade, Amanda (11 September 2012), "SMH columnist on ice amid plagiarism claims", The Australian
  8. Media Watch transcript
  9. 1 2 Previous Advertising Standards Bureau board members
  10. White Ribbon Day Ambassadors
  11. Ahmed, Tanveer (9 February 2015). "Men forgotten in violence debate". The Australian. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  12. Men forgotten in violence debate by Tanveer Ahmed on 9 Feb 2015
  13. Ahmed's dangerous message on domestic violence
  14. White Ribbon Ambassador Tanveer Ahmed recommitting rather than resigning
  15. "A message from the CEO regarding Dr Tanveer Ahmed". White Ribbon. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  16. Meade, Amanda (16 February 2015). "Columnist Tanveer Ahmed sacked by the Australian over new plagiarism allegation". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  17. 'Nooooo Bingo’ at local council
  18. City of Canada Bay election results

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